Greater Lehigh Valley Music Scene

21/12/2024

Saturday! Day full of Holiday Fun! Stop in with the Bethlehem Bar Crawl and DJ 4-7pm slaying down the House Electronic.

Later 10pm Rockin Roots Reggae w/ !!!

21/12/2024

Majestic Theater Pottsville RENT OPENS IN ONE WEEK! "Rent" is a rock musical that follows a group of young artists and friends struggling to survive and create in New York City's East Village during the height of the HIV/AIDS epidemic of the 1990s.

Show Dates:
December 27 ~ 7 PM
December 28 ~ 2 PM
December 28 ~ 7 PM
December 29 ~ 7 PM

RENT OPENS IN ONE WEEK! Have you secured your seat!? Get your tickets now before they're all gone!

"Rent" is a rock musical that follows a group of young artists and friends struggling to survive and create in New York City's East Village during the height of the HIV/AIDS epidemic of the 1990s. At its heart, the story revolves around filmmaker Mark and musician Roger, who are grappling with their dreams, relationships, and mortality. The group navigates love, loss, and hope as they face eviction, illness, and the realities of life as bohemians. "Rent" celebrates the power of friendship and the importance of living life with love and authenticity, no day but today.

Show Dates:
December 27 ~ 7 PM
December 28 ~ 2 PM
December 28 ~ 7 PM
December 29 ~ 7 PM
(Doors open 30 minutes before the show!)

Tickets are $20 at majestictheater.net

Please Note: "Rent" contains mature themes, strong language, and adult situations. While it is a powerful and important show, it may not be suitable for younger audiences. We recommend parental discretion when deciding whether to bring children to this production.

21/12/2024

\♬/ Dec 21: On This Day in Music History! \♬/

2024: Taylor Swift’s ‘The Tortured Poets Department’ Logs 17th Week at No. 1 on Billboard 200

2. Kendrick Lamar - GNX
3. ROSE - Rosie
4. TWICE - Strategy: 14th Mini Album (EP)
5. Sabrina Carpenter - Short n' Sweet
6. Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande & Various Artists - Wicked: The Soundtrack
7. Michael Buble - Christmas
8. Bing Crosby - Ultimate Christmas
9. Billie Eilish - Hit Me Hard And Soft
10. Sabrina Carpenter - Fruitcake (EP)

www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/2024-12-21/

\♬/ Dec 21: On This Day in Music History! \♬/

1940: Multi instrumentalist, producer and composer Frank Zappa was born in Baltimore, MD. Zappa recorded with The Mothers Of Invention and solo, 1969 album 'Hot Rats', 1974 album 'Apostrophe', featuring 'Don't Eat The Yellow Snow'. First band was The Blackouts, recorded one of the first concept albums 'Freak Out'. Zappa died of prostate cancer on 4th December 1993.
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1946: Guitarist, singer, songwriter, and record producer Carl Wilson was born in Hawthorne, California. Wilson, a co-founder of the Beach Boys performed lead vocals on several of their hits, including 'God Only Knows' (1966) and 'Good Vibrations' (1966). Wilson died on 6th February 1998 after a long battle with lung cancer.
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1947: Spanish virtuoso flamenco guitarist, composer and producer Paco de Lucía was born (Francisco Sánchez Gómez) in Algeciras, Spain. De Lucía is known for his collaborations with guitarists John McLaughlin, Al Di Meola and Larry Coryell in the late 1970s saw him gain wider popularity outside his native Spain and collaborated with jazz pianist Chick Corea on their 1990 album, Zyryab. Lucía died on 25th Feb 2014.
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1956: Country music and blues artist, singer, songwriter Lee Roy Parnell was born in Abilene, Texas. Parnell's highest-charting hits are "What Kind of Fool Do You Think I Am" (1992), "Tender Moment" (1993), and "A Little Bit of You" (1995), all of which peaked at #2.
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1957: After giving Colonel Tom Parker a red sports car for Christmas, Elvis Presley goes to the Grand Ole Opry in a tuxedo. He takes pictures with Brenda Lee, Johnny Cash, Hank Snow, Ray Price and Faron Young, and goes on stage to wave to the audience.
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1957: Paramount Pictures requested that the U.S. Government defer Elvis Presley's induction by two months so they could finish the film King Creole.
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1958: NBC-TV's "The Dinah Shore Chevy Show" welcomes musical guests Burl Ives, Gale Storm and John Raitt
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1959: "Heartaches By The Number" by Guy Mitchell was #1 for a second week but it was the #3 song, which jumped all the way from 11, that was creating all the talk. "El Paso" from Marty Robbins was that song. Other new Top 10 songs--"Way Down Yonder In New Orleans" from Freddie Cannon at #5, "Among My Souvenirs" by Connie Francis and Fabian's "Hound Dog Man".

2: Frankie Avalon - Why
3; Marty Robbins - El Paso
4: Miss Toni Fisher - The Big Hurt
5: Freddie Cannon - Way Down Yonder In New Orleans
6: Paul Anka - It's Time To Cry
7: Bobby Darin - Mack The Knife
8: Bobby Rydell - We Got Love
9: Connie Francis - Among My Souvenirs
10: Fabian - Hound Dog Man

www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1959-12-21
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1959: Chuck Berry is arrested when a 14-year-old girl he brought from Texas to work in his St. Louis club reports him to the police. Berry serves 20 months in prison for transporting a minor across state lines.
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1960: Elvis Presley was inducted into the Los Angeles Indian Tribal Council Creek by Indian Chief Wah-Nee-Ota in conjunction with the premiere of his movie Flaming Star.
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1961: Frankie Vaughan completed a 3 week run at number1 on the UK - British Singles Chart with Tower Of Strength

2. Danny Williams Moon River
3. Bobby Vee Take Good Care Of My Baby
4. Pat Boone Johnny Will
5. Kenny Ball And His Jazzmen Midnight In Moscow
6. Mr Acker Bilk Stranger On The Shore
7. Petula Clark My Friend The Sea
8. Jimmy Dean Big Bad John
9. Helen Shapiro - Walking Back To Happiness
10. Elvis Presley - His Latest Flame/Little Sisters

www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/19691221/7501
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1962: UK folk trio The Springfields, featuring Dusty Springfield, return to the United Kingdom after two weeks of promotional appearances in the USA.
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1963: The Yardbirds, with Eric Clapton on guitar, played at The Star, Croydon, England.
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1963: British tv show Thank Your Lucky Stars has an all-Merseyside special edition, hosted by Bob Wooler, deejay of The Cavern Club, Liverpool, England, UK, Europe. The Beatles perform I Want To Hold Your Hand, All My Loving, Twist And Shout and She Loves You. The show also features Cilla Black, The Searchers, Billy J. Kramer And The Dakotas, The Breakaways, Gerry And The Pacemakers,
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1963: The Singing Nun also achieved a third week at #1 on the US Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart with "Dominique". The only new Top 10 for the week was "Popsicles And Icicles" by the Murmaids.

2: The Kingsmen - Louie Louie
3: The Caravelles - You Don't Have To Be A Baby To Cry
4: Bobby Vinton - There! I've Said It Again
5: Lenny Welch - Since I Fell For You
6: The Beach Boys - Be True To Your School
7: Dion Di Muci - Drip Drop
8: Dale & Grace - I'm Leaving It Up To You
9: Tommy Roe - Everybody
10: The Murmaids - Popsicles And Icicles

www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1963-12-21
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1964: UK tv show The Beat Room features Gerry And The Pacemakers, Twinkle and Tommy Quickly.
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1965: The Pretty Things play in the 100 Club, Oxford Street, London, England, UK, Europe, with The Artwoods.
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1966: The Who played at The Upper Cut in Newham, England near London.
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1967: The Rolling Stones released their psychedelic-themed Their Satanic Majesties Request in the United States. The album reached number two in the American album charts, below the Beatles’ Magical Mystery Tour. The Beatles themselves hold a costume party at London’s Royal Lancaster Hotel to celebrate their Mystery Tour film’s transmission on the BBC.
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1967: The Beatles had a costume party at the Royal Lancaster Hotel in London to celebrate the showing of their movie Magical Mystery Tour on the BBC.
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1967: Pink Floyd appeared at the Speakeasy Club, London, England. Situated at 48 Margaret Street in the centre of London, the Speakeasy was a late-night haunt for the music industry from 1966 right up to to the late 1970s. It was managed by Laurie O'Leary (a lifelong friend of the Kray twins) from 1968 to 1977 and Roy Flynn, who was also the first manager of Yes.
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1967: Jack Greene joined the Grand Ole Opry.
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1968: Janis Joplin makes her solo concert debut at the Stax/Volt record label's Yuletide Thing at Mid South Coliseum in Memphis, Tennessee. The Stax house band Booker T. & The MG's also played.
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1968: Marvin Gaye notched a second week at #1 on the US Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart with "I Heard It Through The Grapevine" the song was so great that CCR and Gladys Knight & the Pips also had excellent versions. A new talent first appeared on the Hot 100 on this day, although it would be seven long years before he made it big. Bob Seger debuted at #84 with his first career single "Ramblin' Gamblin' Man".

2: The Supremes - Love Child
3: Stevie Wonder - For Once In My Life
4: Dion - Abraham, Martin And John
5: Glen Campbell - Wichita Lineman
6: Classics IV - Stormy
7: Johnnie Taylor - Who's Making Love
8: Judy Collins - Both Sides Now
9: Bobby Vinton - I Love How You Love Me
10: Steppenwolf - Magic Carpet Ride

www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1968-12-21
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1968: Glen Campbell topped the US Billboard 200 Album Chart with 'Wichita Lineman'. Although the LP would stay on the chart for 46 weeks, it would be Campbell's only No.1 album. The title track which was written by American songwriter Jimmy Webb reached No 3 on the US singles chart.
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1969: Rolf Harris remained (2nd week) at number 1 on the UK - British Singles Charts with Two Little Boys

2. Kenny Rogers And The First Edition - Ruby Don't Take Your Love To Town
3. Archies - Sugar Sugar
4. Elvis Presley - Suspicious Minds
5. Blue Mink - Melting Pot
6. Stevie Wonder - Yester-Me Yester-You Yesterday
7. Bobbie Gentry & Glen Campbell - All I Have To Do Is Dream
8. Engelbert Humperdinck - Winter World Of Love
9. Cufflinks - Tracy
10. Tom Jones - Without Love (There Is Nothing)

www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/19691221/7501
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1969: Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young and Canned Heat shared a bill at Balboa Stadium in San Diego, California.
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1969: The Supremes made their last TV appearance together with Diana Ross on 'The Ed Sullivan show', singing their last No.1 'Someday We'll Be Together'.
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1970: Gordon Lightfoot released his first career single--"If You Could Read My Mind". This song first appeared on Lightfoot's 1970 album Sit Down Young Stranger, later renamed If You Could Read My Mind following the song's success.
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1971: American singer Brett Allen Scallions was born in Brownsville, Tennessee. Scallions is best known for being the original lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist for the alternative rock band Fuel from 1993 to 2006 and 2010 to 2020. During that time, the band released four major-label albums including the double platinum Something Like Human. His initial stint with the band ended in February 2006. Scallions has been ranked in the Top 100 Heavy Metal Vocalists by Hit Parader ( #50).
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1971: Charlie Fuqua, founding member of the Ink Spots (RRHOF), died at the age of 61 in New Haven, Connecticut. The Ink Spots a vocal jazz group who gained international fame in the 1930s and 1940s, disbanded, in 1954,
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1972: Martha Reeves And The Vandellas played their last show together at Cobo Hall in Detroit, Michigan. Their recording career spanned from 1963 to 1972, charting over two dozen times. Ten of their singles reached the Top Ten of the Billboard R&B chart and twelve made it into the Top 40 of the Hot 100, including "Dancing in the Street", "Heat Wave", "Nowhere to Run" and "Jimmy Mack."
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1973: Loretta Lynn and Doug Kershaw, who sings "Louisiana Man" and "Jole Blon," perform during an installment of NBC's "The Dean Martin Show." The hour-long episode also features a roast of "The Odd Couple" stars Tony Randall and Jack Klugman
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1974: Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones of Led Zeppelin joined Bad Company on stage at the Rainbow Theatre in London. The group performs B.B. King’s “Rock Me Baby.”
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1974: Harry Chapin enjoys his only number one single with "Cat's In The Cradle". The song's theme about a distant father and son relationship was suggested to Harry by his wife, after he expressed disappointment about being on tour instead of attending his son's birth.

2: Carl Douglas - Kung Fu Fighting
3: Helen Reddy - Angie Baby
4: Three Degrees - When Will I See You Again
5: Barry White - You're The First, The Last, My Everything
6: Elton John - Lucy In The Sky with Diamonds
7: Al Green - Sha-La-La (Make Me Happy)
8: Paul McCartney And Wings - Junior's Farm/Sally G
9: Billy Swan - I Can Help
10: B.T. Express - Do It ('Til You're Satisfied)

www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1974-12-21
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1974: He was the man of the moment. Elton John continued to own the #1 album with his Greatest Hits package, now #1 for five weeks.
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1975: Queen reached number 1 in the U.K. - British Album Chart for the first time with A Night at the Opera which spent two non-consecutive weeks on top of the chart.

2. Perry Como - 40 Greatest Hits
3. James - Last Make The Party Last
4. The Drifters - 24 Original Hits
5. Jim Reeves - 40 Golden Greats
6. Bay City Rollers - Wouldn't You Like It
7. Nigel Brooks Singers - 20 Songs Of Joy
8. Peters And Lee - Favourites
9. Mike Oldfield - Ommadawn
10. Rod Stewart - Atlantic Crossing
11. Steeleye Span - All Around My Hat

www.officialcharts.com/charts/albums-chart/19751221/7502
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1976: Barry Manilow on Broadway opened for a two-week run in New York City.
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1978: The Cure released their debut single, "Killing An Arab," an existential song about a man who contemplates the meaning of life after murdering an Arab on a beach. Based on the controversial title, the band faces accusations of provoking anti-Arab sentiment.
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1978: Rod Stewart settled out of court with drummer Mickey Waller, who had claimed he was not paid royalties for his work on Stewart's album Smiler.
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1979: Willie Nelson makes his acting debut in the Sydney Pollack film The Electric Horseman, starring Robert Redford and Jane Fonda. He also sings five songs for the soundtrack, including the #1 country hit "My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys."More
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1980: ABBA remained (6th week) at number 1 on the UK Album Chart with Super Trouper

2. John Lennon - Double Fantasy
3. Dr Hook - Greatest Hits
4. Barry Manilow - Manilow Magic
5. The Police - Zenyatta Mondatta
6. Barbra Streisand - Guilty
7. Not The 9 O'Clock News Cast - Not The 9 O'Clock News
8. Ken Dodd - 20 Golden Greats Of Ken Dodd
9. Barry Manilow - Barry
10. Elvis Presley - Inspirations

www.officialcharts.com/charts/albums-chart/19801221/7502/
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1981: Three armed intruders break into Johnny Cash's home in Jamaica and take $35,000 in cash and jewelry, plus a car and the evening meal. During the robbery, they hold a gun to the head of Cash's son, John Carter, then lock the family in the wine cellar
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1983: Van Halen released Jump as the lead single from their album titled 1984. It's the bands most successful single, reaching number 1 on the US Billboard Hot 100 for a total of 4 weeks. "Jump" was ranked number 15 on VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of the 1980s.
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1984: Warner Bros. releases The Forester Sisters' debut single, "(That's What You Do) When You're In Love"
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1984: Frank Zappa, released "Thing-Fish" as a triple album box set on Barking Pumpkin Records. It was billed as a cast recording for a proposed musical of the same name, which was ultimately not produced by Zappa, but later performed partially in 2003, ten years after his death.
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1985: Dante Bonutto's Phil Lynott interview is screened. It would be the singer's last TV appearance before his death.----------
1985: Bruce Springsteen's album Born in the U.S.A. passed Thriller by Michael Jackson for the second-most weeks in the Top 10 of the album chart with 79 weeks. The Rock Era record is still the Soundtrack to "The Sound of Music", which remained a top-seller for 109 weeks.
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1985: Lionel Richie had a number one record for the seventh time when "Say You, Say Me" reached the top of the Billboard Hot 2100 Singles Chart.

2: Mr. Mister - Broken Wings
3: Eddie Murphy - Party All The Time
4: Simple Minds - Alive & Kicking
5: Phil Collins & Marilyn Martin - Separate Lives
6: Arcadia - Election Day
7: Klymaxx - I Miss You
8: Dionne Warwick, Elton John, Stevie Wonder & Gladys Knight) - That's What Friends Are For
9: John Cougar Mellencamp - Small Town
10: ZZ Top - Sleeping Bag

www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1985-12-21
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1985: Heart's comeback was complete as their self-titled release completed its 24-week climb to #1 on the US Billboard 200 Album Chart.
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1986: Jackie Wilson had the UK Christmas No.1 single with 'R**t Petite' and stayed at the top for four weeks, two years after Wilson's death, following its use in a commercial for Levi's. The track was released 29 years earlier, written in 1957 by Berry Gordy and Tyran Carlo, the success of the song helped Gordy fund the launch of Motown Records.

2. The Housemartins - Caravan Of Love
3. Europe - The Final Countdown
4. Madonna - Open Your Heart
5. Erasure - Sometimes
6. Oran 'Juice' Jones - The Rain
7. A-ha - Cry Wolf
8. Alison Moyet - Is This Love
9. Gregory Abbott - Shake You Down
10. Bon Jovi - Livin' On A Prayer

www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/19861221/7501
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1986: John Denver portrays a recently widowed father on a winter vacation in the CBS-TV holiday movie "The Christmas Gift"
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1987: John Spencer, original member with No Doubt, committed su***de at the tender age of 18. So young and naïve.
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1988: Paul Avron Jeffreys (bassist for Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel) is killed en-route to his honeymoon when he and his wife, Rachel, become victims of the Lockerbie bombing (of Pan Am Flight 103). He was 36. The Four Tops were also slated to be onboard the plane but overslept after a late-night recording session.
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1989: John Bailes dies. A member of the first successful version of The Bailes Brothers, he was one of four siblings who played in the duo between 1942 and the 1950s
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1990: In the memory of John Lennon a concert was held at Japan’s Tokyo Dome, featuring Sean Lennon, Daryl Hall & John Oates, Natalie Cole, and Linda Ronstadt.
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1991: Michael Jackson had his 15th Top 10 hit in his last 17 releases on the US Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart with "Black Or White" and it was his 12th solo #1 in the US.

2: Boyz II Men - It's So Hard To Say Goodbye To Yesterday
3: Color Me Badd - All 4 Love
4: PM Dawn - Set Adrift On Memory Bliss
5: Michael Bolton - When A Man Loves A Woman
6: Mariah Carey - Can't Let Go
7: Paula Abdul - Blowing Kisses In The Wind
8: CeCe Pen*ston - Finally
9; M.C. Hammer - 2 Legit 2 Quit
10: Marky Mark & The Funky Bunch - Wildside

www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1991-12-21
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1991: Michael Jackson spent a second week at #1 on the US Billboard 200 Album Chart with Dangerous

2: Garth Brooks - Ropin' the Wind
3: Hammer - Too Legit to Quit
4: U2 - Achtung Baby
5: Michael Bolton - Time, Love & Tenderness
6: Nirvana - Nevermind
7: Natalie Cole - Unforgettable With Love
8: Boyz II Men - Cooleyhighharmony
9: Metallica - Metallica
10: Guns N' Roses - Use Your Illusion II

www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/1991-12-21
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1992: American blues singer and guitarist, Albert King died from a heart attack in Memphis, Tennessee. He recorded dozens of influential songs, such as 'Crosscut Saw' and 'As The Years Go Passing By', and the 1967 album, 'Born Under a Bad Sign.'
----------1993: Musician and comedian Harold Morrison dies in Springfield, Missouri. He appeared on many of Loretta Lynn's shows and played on her hits "Fist City," "Happy Birthday" and "Blue Kentucky Girl." He was also part of sessions for hits by Kitty Wells, The Browns and Porter Wagoner
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1994: Mike Love and Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys settled a dispute out-of-court over authorship of 35 of the group's songs, with Love receiving $5 million.
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1995: Sammy Creason, American session drummer, died. He worked with many artists including Kris Kristofferson, Bob Dylan, Willie Nelson, Delbert McClinton, Rita Coolidge, Billy Swan, Hoyt Axton, Gene Clark, Jimmy Buffett, and Jerry Jeff Walker
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1996: The charity record 'Knockin' on Heaven's Door' went to No.1 on the UK singles chart. With the consent of Bob Dylan musician Ted Christopher of Dunblane, Scotland wrote a new verse for the song in memory of the schoolchildren and teacher killed in the Dunblane massacre. The cover version of the song included brothers and sisters of the victims singing the chorus and Mark Knopfler on guitar.
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1996: Toni Braxton is number 1 on the US Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart with Un-Break My Heart

2: R. Kelly - I Believe I Can Fly (From "Space Jam")
3: Blackstreet ft. Dr. Dre - No Diggity
4: En Vogue - Don't Let Go (Love)
5: Keith Sweat feat. Athena Cage - Nobody
6: Merril Bainbridge - Mouth
7: Celine Dion - It's All Coming Back to Me Now
8: Barbra Streisand & Bryan Adams - I Finally Found Someone
9: Ginuwine - Pony
10: New Edition - I'm Still In Love With You

www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1996-12-21
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1996: Fourteen months after it was released, Tragic Kingdom by No Doubt took over the #1 spot on the US Billboard 200 Album Chart, where it spent nine weeks at the top and just ahead of the great Falling Into You album from Celine Dion. Alanis Morissette continued to amaze with Jagged Little Pill, moving back into the Top 10 after 78 weeks of release.
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1997: The Spice Girls went to No.1 on the UK Singles Chart with 'Too Much'. The group set another new record as their first six singles all made No.1.

2. Teletubbies T- eletubbies Say Eh-Oh!
3. Various Artists - Perfect Day
4. All Saints - Never Ever
5. Janet Jackson - Together Again
6. Aqua - Barbie Girl
7. Robbie Williams - Angels
8. Natalie Imbruglia - Torn
9. Boyzone - Baby Can I Hold You/Shooting Star
10. Mase - Feel So Good

www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/19971221/7501
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1997: Johnny Coles, a trumpeter whose warm tone and spare style highlighted recordings by Duke Ellington, Herbie Hancock and many other of the biggest names in jazz, died from cancer at the age of 71.
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1998: Scottish singer Karl Denver died from a brain tumour aged 67. Had the 1962 UK No.4 single 'Wimoweh' and 1990 UK hit 'Lazyitis- One Armed Boxer' with Happy Mondays.
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1999: DMX released his third album, ...And Then There Was X. Led by the singles "What's My Name" and "Party Up (Up in Here)," it goes to #1 in America, where it sells nearly 5 million copies.
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2000: The Chicago Sun-Times becomes the first newspaper to publish a story detailing R. Kelly's alleged s*x crimes with underage girls.
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2001: Josh Turner made his Grand Ole Opry debut performing "Long Black Train" at Ryman Auditorium in Nashville.
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2001: Dwight Yoakam joins Jay Leno and Chris Isaak on an overseas trip to perform for U.S. troops.
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2001: The movie How High opens in theaters. The film stars Method Man and Redman as stoners who get into Harvard.
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2002: Keane was discovered by Simon Williams of Fierce Panda Records while playing in London.
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2002: Blue featuring Elton John went to No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word.' Previously a No.11 hit for Elton in 1976. It gave Elton only his 5th No 1 after over 30 years of hits.
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2002: Eminem remained (7th week) at number 1 on the US Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart with Lose Yourself

2: Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott - Work It
3: Jennifer Lopez feat. Styles & Jadakiss - Jenny From The Block
4: Nelly ft. Kyjuan, Ali & Murphy Lee - Air Force Ones
5: Jay-Z ft. Beyonce Knowles - '03 Bonnie & Clyde
6: No Doubt ft. Lady Saw - Underneath It All
7: Santana ft. Michelle Branch - The Game Of Love
8: Nivea ft. Brian & Brandon Casey - Don't Mess With My Man
9: Sean Paul - Gimme The Light
10: Christina Aguilera - Beautiful

www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/2002-12-21
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2003: Michael Andrews featuring Gary Jules went to No.1 on the UK - British Singles Chart with their version of the Tears For Fears song 'Mad World.' The song took just 90 minutes to record in 2001 and was featured in the film Donnie Darko.

2. The Darkness - Christmas Time (Don't Let The Bells End)
3. Ozzy And Kelly Osbourne - Changes
4. Bo Selecta - Proper Crimbo
5. Idols - Happy Xmas (War Is Over)
6. Will Young - Leave Right Now
7. The Black Eyed Peas - Shut Up
8. Atomic Kitten ft Kool And The Gang - Ladies Night
9. Shane Richie - I'm Your Man
10. Sugababes - Too Lost In You

www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/20031221/7501/
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2003: Dido had the #1 album in the U.K. with Life for Rent.
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2003: Tommy Hubbard from Whitby, aged 14, won the 2003 Riffathon, a nationwide guitar competition in aid of Action For Brazil's Children Trust. The final was held at the University of Surrey and was judged by Jimmy Page and Brian May. The ten Riffathon finalists each performed a Led Zeppelin classic track with a full live band. Tommy's performance of 'Ramble On' won him the star prize of a 1958 re-issue Gibson Les Paul standard guitar, donated by Gibson Guitars
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2004: Songwriter Mack Vickery dies of a heart attack at his Nashville home. Among his credits: George Strait's "The Fireman," John Anderson's "Let Somebody Else Drive" and Johnny Paycheck's "I'm The Only Hell (Mama Ever Raised)"
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2005: American network radio giant Clear Channel completes the spin-off of Live Nation, formerly known as Clear Channel Entertainment. Live Nation will become the world's biggest live music promotions organisation.
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2006: The Beatles' "Love" sat at #1 on the European Top 100 Albums chart. The collection was produced by George Martin and his son Giles Martin and features music compiled and remixed for the Cirque du Soleil show of the same name. The disc would quickly be certified Platinum and won Grammys in two categories - Best Compilation Soundtrack Album and Best Surround Sound Album at the 50th annual Grammy awards on February 10th, 2008.
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2006: Yusuf Islam, formerly known as Cat Stevens, performed on stage before a live US audience for the first time in nearly thirty years as he promoted his first Pop album since leaving the music world for life as a devout Muslim. Mixing new songs with such old hits as "Oh Very Young" and "Peace Train", he sang with a gentle voice that had changed little from his heyday in the 1970s.
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2007: Tim Burton's film adaptation of the Stephen Sondheim/Hugh Wheeler musical Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street opens in US theaters. Johnny Depp stars as the Demon Barber himself, and manages to earn the respect of critics for his singing performance on the film's soundtrack.
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2008: A trashed guitar once owned by the late Kurt Cobain was sold to an unidentified private collector for $100,000. “It’s a really cool-looking guitar because it’s smashed and held together with duct tape and Kurt Cobain wrote on it,” said Jacob McMurray, senior curator at the Experience Music Project in Seattle.
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2008: The 2008 X-Factor winner Alexandra Burke started a three week run at No.1 on the UK Singles Chart with 'Hallelujah'. The song was written by Leonard Cohen, and his version charted at the same time, and Jeff Buckley's cover reached No 2, just being held off by Alexandra. Three versions of the same song were in the chart at once, something not seen since the 1950s.

2. Jeff Buckley - Hallelujah
3. Leona Lewis - Run
4. Beyonce - If I Were A Boy
5. Geraldine - Once Upon A Christmas Song
6. James Morrison ft Nelly Furtado - Broken Strings
7. Kings Of Leon - Use Somebody
8. Beyonce - Listen
9. Take That - Greatest Day
10. Britney Spears - Womanizer

www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/20081221/7501
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2009: The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP), released its listing of 2009's most played holiday songs, tracked by radio airplay monitoring service, Mediaguide, from over 2,500 radio stations nationwide.

1: Sleigh Ride (Leroy Anderson, Mitchell Parish)
2: Jingle Bell Rock (Joseph Carleton Beal, James Roth Boothe)
3; It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year (Edward Pola, George Wyle)
4: White Christmas (Irving Berlin)
5: Winter Wonderland (Felix Bernard, Richard B. Smith)
6: The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire) (Mel Torma, Robert Wells)
7: A Holly Jolly Christmas (Johnny Marks)
8: Little Drummer Boy (Katherine K. Davis, Henry V. Onorati, Harry Simeone)
9: Feliz Navidad (Jose Feliciano)
10: Frosty the Snowman (Steve Nelson, Walter E. Rollins)
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2010: The Recording Academy that organizes the Grammys announced seven artists to be honored with lifetime achievement awards next February. The list included The Kingston Trio, Dolly Parton and The Ramones
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2010: A concert by Kings of Leon was postponed after a fire broke out on two of their tour buses which were parked at The O2 arena in London. The blaze began on one coach before spreading to another tour bus in the loading bay of the venue in Greenwich. About 60 firefighters were at the scene and ambulance crews treated six people for smoke inhalation. An O2 spokesman said the fire meant there was not enough time to rig the arena for the sell-out concert.----------
2011: Felice Catena, the sister of The Knack's late drummer, Bruce Gary, launched a lawsuit against Capitol Records in Los Angeles Superior Court, claiming the label failed to pay the correct royalty rate when licensing the band's music to digital download services.
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2011: U2’s 360° Tour, the highest grossing tour of all time, was named the #1 tour of the year. The group performed 44 concerts for about 2.8 million people, taking home approximately $293 million. Figures published by Billboard magazine show that U2 had the highest-earning tour of the year, earning more than $180m from the 44 dates/3m audience on its 360 Degree Tour. Second is Bon Jovi, taking just over $120m from 68 shows, followed by Take That whose Progress Live tour, which reunited them with Robbie Williams, earned $117m.
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2011: Wynonna Judd performs a charity show for kids on behalf of the Make-A-Wish Foundation at Nashville's Belle Meade Plantation. The set includes "Jingle Bells," "Rudolph, The Red-Nosed Reindeer" and "Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town"
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2012: 'Gangnam Style' by South Korean musician Psy became the first YouTube video to reach a billion views. By the end of 2012, the song had topped the music charts of more than 30 countries.
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2012: Paul Simon performed his classic track 'The Sound of Silence' at the funeral of a teacher who died in the school shooting in Connecticut, one week earlier. The 1966 song was understood to be a favourite of 27-year-old Victoria Soto, a first-grade teacher at Sandy Hook Elementary School. The singer, a family friend, performed the song in front of some 400 mourners, at Soto's local church on Wednesday.
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2012: Iron Butterfly‘s bass player Lee Dorman was found dead of natural causes in his car at his California home at age 70. Authorities speculated that Dorman may have been on his way to a doctor’s appointment. He was known to have suffered from heart trouble.
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2012: Scotty McCreery performs "Santa Claus Is Back In Town" as TNT airs the annual special "Christmas In Washington," with Diana Ross, Psy, Demi Lovato, Conan O'Brien
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2013: After five years and 387 shows, Leonard Cohen wraps up his "Grand Tour" in Auckland, New Zealand. It's the last concert he ever plays, as he dies three years later.
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2013: Eminem featuring Rihanna hits #1 in America on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart with "The Monster". It's the first hit co-written by Bebe Rexha, who later emerges as an artist.

2: Pitbull ft. Ke$ha - Timber
3: OneRepublic - Counting Stars
4: Lorde - Royals
5: Miley Cyrus - Wrecking Ball
6: Avicii - Wake Me Up!
7: Imagine Dragons - Demons
8: A Great Big World & Christina Aguilera - Say Something
9: Passenger - Let Her Go
10: Drake feat. Majid Jordan - Hold On, We're Going Home

www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/2013-12-21
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2014: Ben Haenow debuted at number 1 on the UK - British Singles Chart with Something I Need

2. Mark Ronson & Bruno Mars - Uptown Funk
3. Olly Murs feat. Demi Lovato - Up
4. Wealdstone Raider - Got No Fans
5. Ed Sheeran - Thinking Out Loud
6. Taylor Swift - Blank Space
7. Take That - These Days
8. One Direction - Night Changes
9. Gorgon City ft. Jennifer Hudson - Go All Night
10. Band Aid 30 - Do They Know It's Christmas?

www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/20141221/7501/
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2014: Neil Young was honored by the Recording Academy Producers and Engineers in L.A. “We pay tribute to a musical icon who has been tireless in his own efforts to draw attention to the importance of hearing music as the artists who created it intended,” said Recording Academy President/CEO Neil Portnow in a statement.
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2015: Kathy Mattea hosts as PBS airs "Christmas At Belmont"
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2017: Billboard published their Top Ten Most Popular Holiday Songs for 2017.

1: All I Want For Christmas Is You - Mariah Carey
2: Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree - Brenda Lee
3: The Christmas Song - Nat 'King' Cole
4: Jingle Bell Rock - Bobby Helms
5: Feliz Navidad - Jose Feliciano
6: A Holly Jolly Christmas - Burl Ives
7: It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year - Andy Williams
8: Christmas Eve (Sarajevo 12/24) - Trans-Siberian Orchestra
9: White Christmas - Bing Crosby
10: Last Christmas - Wham
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2017: Google Trends showed that searches for "The Beatles" declined by 70% between January 2004 and December 2017, which seemed to indicate that the Fab Four were decidedly less popular than they were just over a decade ago.
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2018: Mark Wills performs "Don't Laugh At Me" after he's invited by Vince Gill to become a member of the Grand Ole Opry. Jimmy Capps also celebrates 60 years as a guitarist in the Opry house band, playing songs that he helped record: "The Gambler," "He Stopped Loving Her Today," "Elvira" and "Stand By Your Man"
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2018: The Greatest Showman Soundtrack remained (2nd week) at number 1 on the UK - British Album Chart

2. Michael Bublé - Love
3. George Ezra - Staying At Tamara's
4. Roy Orbison and Royal Philharmonic Orchestra - Unchained Melodies
5. Take That - Odyssey
6. Bruce Springsteen - Springsteen On Broadway
7. Andrea Bocelli - Si
8. Fleetwood Mac - 50 Years - Don't Stop
9. Michael Bublé - Christmas
10. Olly Murs - You Know I Know

www.officialcharts.com/charts/albums-chart/20181221/7502
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2019: Mariah Carey's "All I Want For Christmas Is You" goes to #1 on the US Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart for the first time, 25 years after it was first released in 1994.

2: Post Malone - Circles
3: Brenda Lee - Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree
4: Lewis Capaldi - Someone You Loved
5: Lizzo - Good As Hell
6: Arizona Zervas - Roxanne
7: Maroon 5 - Memories
8: Juice WRLD - Lucid Dreams
9: Tones And I - Dance Monkey
10: Burl Ives - A Holly Jolly Christmas

www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/2019-12-21
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2019: Clayton Beathard is stabbed to death outside the Dogwood Bar in Nashville. He was the brother of recording artist Tucker Beathard and the son of "The Boys Of Fall" songwriter Casey Beathard
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2020: K.T. Oslin, country music singer and songwriter died a week after being diagnosed with COVID-19. She was 78 years old. She is known for a series of top-ten country hits during the late 1980s and early 1990s, four of which topped the chart including her 1990 hit "Come Next Monday."
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2020: Kenny Rogers' single, "The Gambler" and Vernon Dalhart's "The Wreck Of The Old '97" are named as new entries in the Grammy Hall of Fame, along with USA For Africa's "We Are The World" and the "Trio" album, featuring Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt and Emmylou Harris.
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2021: Eric Church performs "Joy To The World" as PBS premieres "In Performance in Washington DC House: Spirit Of The Season." Other artists include Pentatonix, Norah Jones, Billy Porter and The Jonas Brothers.
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2022: In ‘Homeward Bound: A Grammy Salute to Paul Simon,’ Artists From Rhiannon Giddens to Jonas Brothers Take on Essential American Tunes: was broadcast on CBS, it was taped at Hollywood’s Pantages back in April of this year. Initially it included Dave Matthews, Billy Porter, Brad Paisley, Rhiannon Giddens, Angélique Kidjo, Little Big Town, Trombone Shorty, Shaggy, Take 6 and Irma Thomas. But the roster was significantly filled out with additional performers Wednesday, including Stevie Wonder, the Jonas Brothers, Eric Church, Jimmy Cliff, Ledisi, the Bangles’ Susanna Hoffs, Garth Brooks harmonizing with Trisha Yearwood, and Eric Idle in tandem with Puddles Pity Party.

https://variety.com/2022/music/tv-reviews/paul-simon-grammy-salute-homeward-bound-cbs-tv-review-1235467720/
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2023: METALLICA Among Investors In $13.7 Million Funding Round For Artist-To-Fan Platform MEDALLION

www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/direct-to-fan-platform-medallion-raises-13-7m-from-investors-including-metallicas-black-squirrel-partners/
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2024: Taylor Swift’s ‘The Tortured Poets Department’ Logs 17th Week at No. 1 on Billboard 200

2. Kendrick Lamar - GNX
3. ROSE - Rosie
4. TWICE - Strategy: 14th Mini Album (EP)
5. Sabrina Carpenter - Short n' Sweet
6. Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande & Various Artists - Wicked: The Soundtrack
7. Michael Buble - Christmas
8. Bing Crosby - Ultimate Christmas
9. Billie Eilish - Hit Me Hard And Soft
10. Sabrina Carpenter - Fruitcake (EP)

www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/2024-12-21/
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Birthdays
1902 - Peetie Wheatstraw (d. 1941)
1921 - Joan Dickson (British cellist) (d. 1994)
1924 - Rita Reys [Maria Reijs] Dutch jazz singer (d. 2013)
1926 - Freddie Hart
1931 - Caroline Kaart [Paterson Raitt] (d. 2020)
1934 - Hank Crawford (Ike Turner's band) (d. 2009)
1940 - Ray Hildebrand (Paul & Paula)
1940 - Frank Zappa (d. 1993)
1942 - Carla Thomas
1943 - Albert Lee
1943 - Gwen McCrae
1946 - Carl Wilson (Beach Boys) (d. 1998)
1947 - Paco de Lucía (d. 2014)
1951 - Nick Gilder
1953 - Betty Wright (d. 2020)
1956 - Lee Roy Parnell
1962 - Christy Forester
1963 - Russell Moore (IIIrd Tyme Out, Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver)
1964 - Murph (born Emmett Murphey III) (Lemonheads, Dinosaur, Jr.)
1965 - Gabrielle Glasser (Luscious Jackson)
1968 - Brad Warren (Warren Brothers)
1971 - Brett Scallions (Fuel)
1973 - Karmen Stavec (German-born Slovenian singer)
1974 - Erika María Ender Simoes (Erika Ender) Panamanian singer
1979 - Tuva Novotny (Swedish singer)
1981 - Lynda Thomas (Mexican singer)
1984 - Eric Gunderson (Love & Theft)
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Deaths
1971: Charlie Fuqua (Ink Spots) (61)
1972: Ray Jackson (Songwriter) (31)
1985 Bubba Brown ( Tommy Johnson, Johnny Temple, Chatmon Brothers) (83)
1987: John Spence (No Doubt) - Su***de
1988: Paul Jeffreys (Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel, Be-Bop Deluxe) (36)
1989: John Bailes (The Bailes Brothers)
1992: Albert King - Heart attack (69)
1993: Harold Morrison - Musician / Comedian
1995: Sammy Creason
1997: Johnny Coles - Trumpeter (71)
1997: Amie Comeaux - Country singer (21)
1998: Karl Denver [Angus McKenzie] (67)
2004: Mack Vickery (Songwriter)
2012: Lee Dorman (Psychedelic Rock, Iron Butterfly) (70)
2013: Johnny Sibert (Country Musician)
2017: Roswell Rudd (Jazz trombonist) (82)
2020: K.T. Oslin (78)
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Married
1996: Lionel Richie and Diane Alexander
2012: Ronnie Wood (Faces, Rolling Stones) and Sally Humphreys
2012: Harry Judd (McFly) and Izzy Johnston
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Recorded
1950: Cold, Cold Heart - Hank Williams
1955: Jim Dandy - Laverne Baker
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Released (Single)
1965: Shirley Bassey - Goldfinger (James Bond)
1970: Gordon Lightfoot - If You Could Read My Mind
1978: The Cure - Killing An Arab
1983: Van Halen - Jump
1984: The Forester Sisters - (That's What You Do) When You're In Love
2020: Taylor Swift ft. HAIM - No Body, No Crime to radio
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Released (Album)
1964: Nat Adderley - Autobiography
1965: Dionne Warwick - Here I Am
1984: Frank Zappa - Thing-Fish
1993: Jodeci - Diary of a Mad Band
1999: X DMX - ...And Then There Was
1999: The Specials - Best of the Specials
1999: Frank Zappa - Everything Is Healing Nicely
1999: Goodie Mob - World Party
2001: Bandits of the Acoustic Revolution - A Call to Arms EP
2001: Emmerson Nogueira - Versão Acústica
2004: Mannie Fresh - The Mind of Mannie Fresh
2009: Cold War Kids - Behave Yourself
2009: Eminem - Relapse: Refill
2009: Unleashed - Hurricane Chris
2009: Mudvayne - Mudvayne
2009: Various - We Are
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Broadcasts
1964: The Beat Room (UK) - Gerry And The Pacemakers, Twinkle and Tommy Quickly.
1969: Ed Sullivan Show - Supremes (last TV appearance with Diana Ross)
1973: The Dean Martin Show (NBC) - Loretta Lynn, Doug Kershaw
1992: Roseanne (ABC) - David Crosby
2001: Up Close and Personal With Natalie Merchant (Oxygen)
2001: Family Guy - Kiss Saves Santa
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Number Ones - U.S. Singles:
1940: Artie Shaw and His Orchestra - Frenesi
1946: Sammy Kaye - The Old Lamplighter
1959: Guy Mitchell - Heartaches by the Numbers
1963: Singing Nun - Dominique
1968: Marvin Gaye - I Heard It Through the Grapevine
1974: Harry Chapin - Cat's in the Cradle
1985: Lionel Richie - Say You, Say Me
1991: Michael Jackson - Black or White
1996: Toni Braxton - Un-Break My Heart
2002: Eminem - Lose Yourself
2013: Eminem feat. Rihanna - The Monster
2019: Mariah Carey - All I Want For Christmas
2024: Mariah Carey - All I Want for Christmas Is You
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Number Ones – U.S. Albums
1946: Bing Crosby - Merry Christmas
1959: The Kingston Trio - Here We Go Again!
1963: Soeur Sourire, the Singing Nun - The Singing Nun
1968: Glen Campbell - Wichita Lineman
1974: Elton John - Greatest Hits
1985: Heart - Heart
1991: Michael Jackson - Dangerous
1996: No Doubt - Tragic Kingdom
2002: Shania Twain - Up!
2013: Garth Brooks - Blame It All on My Roots: Five Decades of Influences
2019: Roddy Ricch - Please Excuse Me for Being Antisocial
2024: Taylor Swift - Tortured Poets Department
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Number Ones – U.S. R&B Singles
1946: Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five - Choo Choo Ch'Boogie
1959: Brook Benton - So Many Ways
1963: N/A
1968: Marvin Gaye - I Heard It Through the Grapevine
1974: Tavares - She's Gone
1985: Eugene Wilde - Don't Say No Tonight
1991: Shanice - I Love Your Smile
1996: R. Kelly - I Believe I Can Fly
2002: Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott - Work It
2013: Drake w/ Majid Jordan - Hold On, We're Going Home
2019: Lizzo - Good as Hell
2024: The Weeknd & Playboi Carti - Timeless
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Number Ones – U.S. Country Singles
1946: Merle Travis - Divorce Me C.O.D.
1959: Marty Robbins - El Paso
1963: Buck Owens - Love's Gonna Live Here
1968: Glen Campbell - Wichita Lineman
1974: Billy Swan - I Can Help
1985: George Strait - The Chair
1991: Brooks & Dunn - My Next Broken Heart
1996: Alan Jackson - Little Bitty
2002: Toby Keith - Who's Your Daddy?
2013: Florida Georgia Line - Stay
2019: Dan + Shay and Justin Bieber - 10,000 Hours
2024: Shaboozey - A Bar Song (Tipsy)
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Number Ones - U.S. Country Albums:
1968: Glen Campbell - Wichita Lineman
1974: John Denver - Back Home Again
1985: Gary Morris - Anything Goes
1991: Garth Brooks - Ropin' the Wind
1996: LeAnn Rimes - Blue2002: Shania Twain - Up!
2013: Garth Brooks - Blame It All on My Roots: Five Decades of Influences
2019: Luke Combs - What You See Is What You Get
2024: Morgan Wallen - One Thing at a Time
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Number Ones - U.K. Singles:
1956: Johnnie Ray - Just Walking in the Rain
1961: Frankie Vaughan - Tower of Strength
1969: Rolf Harris - Two Little Boys
1975: Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody
1980: ABBA - Super Trouper
1986: Jackie Wilson - R**t Petite (The Sweetest Girl in Town)
1997: Spice Girls - Too Much
2003: Michael Andrews ft. Gary Jules - Mad World
2008: Alexandra Burke - Hallelujah
2014: Ben Haenow - Something I Need
2018: LadBaby - We Built This City
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Number Ones - U.K. Albums:
1958: Soundtrack - South Pacific
1969: The Beatles - Abbey Road
1975: Queen - A Night at the Opera
1980: ABBA - Super Trouper
1986: Various artists - Now That's What I Call Music 8
1997: Celine Dion - Let's Talk About Love
2003: Dido - Life for Rent
2008: Take That - The Circus
2014: Ed Sheeran - x
2018: Soundtrack - The Greatest Showman
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